I keep coming across things that pique my interest over at Kickstarter. I personally have funded a few things recently.

Zpocalypse: (cool looking zombie boardgame that is getting great reviews)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre ... board-game

Shandowrun Video Game: (I posted this in a separatethread before)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/161 ... s?ref=live

Wasteland 2 Video Game:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2

I am looking forward to all three and would love to hear if you supported them or any others recently.

Mmmm, Wasteland 2.... $15 well spent. The opening of my Florida Fallout game was taken more or less from the first part of the original Wasteland.

And in regards to zombie apocalypse Kickstarts... Zombicide by Cool Mini or Not.

The Auld Grump

I jumped on JourneyQuest season 2 recently. Excellent web series.

I supported both Shadowrun and Wasteland 2 via PayPal. It's nice that they have the option to do so (after the project has been funded) because I, like many Europeans and other fans, don't have a credit card / Amazon.com account. It would be nice if Kickstarter somehow managed to include other countries's Amazon accounts, it would help a lot of projects and ensure that project are supported from important overseas markets.

Not a game in itself, but what are your thoughts on this: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ril ... f=category

Steve Jackson's OGRE.

Think... tanks. BIG tanks.....

The Auld Grump

I saw that one and thought it looked decent but I just wasn't moved enough by it...especially after dropping so much on the last four things I have supported.

I'm trying so hard not to buy into that one. I DO have the original -- friends and I played in at lunch in school, it was about the right length to get through.

If I have the original, how different could a new version be?

Steve

I bought the original $2.95 game, way back in '77.

They have blown way past the $20,000 goal, and are well on their way to $250,000 - which will mean that they have enough to fill two containers, one 40' and the other 20' - just from Kickstart orders. They have a $300,000 goal, but no notice as to what that goal is yet - they are making them up as they go along. *EDIT* While typing this it passed the $250,000 mark - and it did not take me long to type this....

The box is currently expected to weigh 16 pounds.... the original did not weigh 16 ounces.

3D slide together ogres, flat counters for command posts, and vehicles.

Map boards, full sized map overlays (only to Kickstart folks).

A bunch of scenarios will be put up on the SJ Games website.

Some of the higher level Backer positions have already sold out.

The Auld Grump

I want to be interested in it. It is the #1 funded boardgame in Kickstarter history. It has a massive box and it is packed with stuff. I just doubt I will get much play out of a wargame with the crowd I game with, or am I mistaken with how the gameplay is going to be?

Hmmm, Ogre is a very quick wargame - with the Ogre itself having options in combat - missiles, main battery, secondary batteries, AP guns, and even rolling over lesser vehicles and infantry.

The opposing units are varied - from infantry to GEVs, artillery to main battle tanks. They have tactical flexibility, but are individually fragile.

The Ogres take damage piecemeal - systems being taken out individually. Lesser units have a defense, but one hit means they are gone.

The Auld Grump

It seems unlikely I will get much more than a zombie boardgame or something like Small World played at my table. We tried Battlestar Gallactica and the group didn't enjoy the level of complexity. The complexity level is what is holding me back from games like Arkham Horror (at least for now...)

I love the heck out of the microgames.

And my question about how different it could be was sarcasm/rhetorical (but there's no good smiley for that)

I'm going to buy in -- too much fun is going on to stay away. It's a game that has withstood (many) tests of time.

It's always been a very lopsided game play, usually one piece against a horde. That was good when one opponent is iffy on playing -- they can play the ogre and get through their turn quickly.

Steve

OGRE 2012 looks freakin' awesome! At 18 days to 'fully funded' I've got a week or so to throw some money at it. I 'may' till have a copy of the original 1980 pocket little black box stuck somewhere in my game stash (ahem! 'collection' [cough*cough*]) but I think I only played it a couple of times back then.

I was far more interested in "Car Wars" back then, so I am excitedly enticed at Jackson's hopeful teaser for a possible CW relaunch. --- My friends and I 'supersized' up the scale of CW and played with actual Matchbox cars instead of the paper counters. This made the Arenas table-sized with 1-inch squares. We used upside down golf-tees for flags in 'capture the flags' scenarios. We shredded a few cars with pliers to create our own 3D debris (doors, tires, hoods, roofs, etc.) which were stored in a pullstring bag. Whenever a strewn 'Debris' marker was called for, out came the bag and a few pieces were pulled out at random and dropped onto the board from a few inches above. Wherever they landed was the location(s) of the new 'Debris Obstacle'.

If it reaches the $300,000 mark then they will begin work on a computer version of the game.

They are at almost $290,000 right now. I would say that chances are good....

The Auld Grump

Which sucks if you're overseas. I'm totally excited about Ogre, but even ignoring taxes, shipping alone makes this prohibitive (when SJG does come up with shipping to Europe, that is).



Ogre complexity is really very low. You can explain and play the game in about 45 minutes. However, it's a two-person game.

Hmm, the two person thing makes me unsure too. A two person game is best for me and my wife, but she has no interest in this type. I would really only get to play more than 2 player games with my group. Too bad

Intriguing: Popable Dice!

There was a board game that used to have that. Can't remember what it was ... but someone will (Grump?).

Trouble?

Trouble: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1410/trouble

Yeah, he refers to it in the video. He said that they are expensive to make because he is basically cannibalizing Trouble board games and this is his hope for finding a different way to do this.

Well, Shadowrun concluded at $1,895,772 after only asking for $400,000. I feel glad to have kicked in my $15 towards it (and was tempted a few times to up my contribution but resisted).

Zombicide is an awesome deal at the $100 level right now and is well above their goal with 6 days to go. If you kick in an extra $10 you get (copied from a comment on the kickstarter page):


I think that it would be awesome for WWG to do a boardgame that integrates the option to use terrain pieces. That would be a great kickstarter project!

OGRE 2012 Designer's Edition has now cleared $350K - and still has ten days to go! (And I haven't even thrown my support into it yet - jave to wait for payday this week...). Now they have to decide on the goal for $400K - which they may well still make!

This means the inclusion of a Kickstarter-exclusive (for those that pitch in now for the development) punchsheet of units!

EDIT: And even more marker levels now up on the board heading towards $500K.

Just found out about this one today. Zombicide. Looks REALLY cool and could be a lot of fun and much less cutthroat than Zombies!!! but in a similar style.

Auld Grump mentioned that above, but I will concur with the awesomeness of what it seems like it will be. I put in for $100 due to the sheer amount of bonus stuff and am very tempted to purchase a few of the optional things.

Oops, sorry. I read over the thread to make sure and TOTALLY missed it! That's what I get for having the flu.

It is worth mentioning twice.

I am seriously conflicted on whether or not to pick up either of the optional promo survivors or the extra tiles...or all of it.

We finally got our KickStarter live as of 10mins ago! Still May 1st, if not last minute!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1941357427/dungeon-crawler-ecg-mines-of-khurgan-expansion

This is the for the card game, if you've tried it out, then check this out! If not, would you mind spreading the word for me?

May want to clarify some of those rewards. For example, what the heck is Delve Pack #5?